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1978-1979 Australia v England - 1st Test
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
1st December, 1978
 
Australia 116 & 339
England 286 & 170/3
 
England won by 7 wickets

Australia 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Graeme Wood c †Taylor b Old 7  30  0  0 23.33  6.03%
Gary Cosier run out 1  2  0  0 50.00  0.86%
Peter Toohey b Willis 1  12  0  0 8.33  0.86%
Graham Yallop* c Gooch b Willis 7  40  0  0 17.50  6.03%
Kim Hughes c †Taylor b Botham 4  24  0  0 16.67  3.45%
Trevor Laughlin c sub b Willis 2  3  0  0 66.67  1.72%
John Maclean not out 33  83  2  0 39.76  28.45%
Bruce Yardley c †Taylor b Willis 17  40  2  0 42.50  14.66%
Rodney Hogg c †Taylor b Botham 36  67  5  0 53.73  31.03%
Alan Hurst c †Taylor b Botham 0  4  0  0 0.00
James Higgs b Old 1  5  0  0 20.00  0.86%
Extras (lb 1, nb 6) 7  
Total All Out   (37.7 overs @ 3.04 rpo) 116  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-2  Cosier   2-5  Toohey   3-14  Wood   4-22  Yallop   
5-24  Hughes   6-26  Laughlin   7-53  Yardley   8-113  Hogg   
9-113  Hurst   10-116  Higgs   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Bob Willis 14.0 2 44 4 3.14  40.00%
Chris Old 9.7 1 24 2 2.36  20.00%
Ian Botham 12.0 1 40 3 3.33  30.00%
Graham Gooch 1.0 0 1 0 1.00
Phillippe Edmonds 1.0 1 0 0 0.00
 
England 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Geoff Boycott c Hughes b Hogg 13  67  1  0 19.40  4.55%
Graham Gooch c Laughlin b Hogg 2  13  0  0 15.38  0.70%
Derek Randall c Laughlin b Hurst 75  196  10  1 38.27  26.22%
Robert Taylor lbw b Hurst 20  115  0  0 17.39  6.99%
Mike Brearley* c †Maclean b Hogg 6  13  1  0 46.15  2.10%
David Gower c †Maclean b Hurst 44  90  5  0 48.89  15.38%
Ian Botham c †Maclean b Hogg 49  73  5  0 67.12  17.13%
Geoff Miller lbw b Hogg 27  70  1  0 38.57  9.44%
Phillippe Edmonds c †Maclean b Hogg 1  9  0  0 11.11  0.35%
Chris Old not out 29  102  2  0 28.43  10.14%
Bob Willis c †Maclean b Hurst 8  20  1  0 40.00  2.80%
Extras (b 7, lb 4, nb 1) 12  
Total All Out   (95.4 overs @ 2.99 rpo) 286  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-2  Gooch   2-38  Boycott   3-111  Randall   4-120  Brearley   
5-120  Taylor   6-215  Botham   7-219  Gower   8-226  Edmonds   
9-266  Miller   10-286  Willis   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Alan Hurst 27.4 6 93 4 3.36  40.00%
Rodney Hogg 28.0 8 74 6 2.64  60.00%
Trevor Laughlin 22.0 6 54 0 2.45
Bruce Yardley 7.0 1 34 0 4.86
Gary Cosier 5.0 1 10 0 2.00
James Higgs 6.0 2 9 0 1.50
 
Australia 2nd Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Graeme Wood lbw b Old 19  50  1  0 38.00  5.60%
Gary Cosier b Willis 0  1  0  0 0.00
Peter Toohey lbw b Botham 1  9  0  0 11.11  0.29%
Graham Yallop* c & b Willis 102  307  8  0 33.22  30.09%
Kim Hughes c Edmonds b Willis 129  411  8  2 31.39  38.05%
Trevor Laughlin lbw b Old 5  8  0  0 62.50  1.47%
John Maclean lbw b Miller 15  63  1  0 23.81  4.42%
Bruce Yardley c Brearley b Miller 16  70  1  0 22.86  4.72%
Rodney Hogg b Botham 16  35  1  0 45.71  4.72%
Alan Hurst b Botham 0  2  0  0 0.00
James Higgs not out 0  2  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 9, lb 5, nb 22) 36  
Total All Out   (116.6 overs @ 2.90 rpo) 339  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-0  Cosier   2-2  Toohey   3-49  Wood   4-219  Yallop   
5-228  Laughlin   6-261  Maclean   7-310  Yardley   8-339  Hogg   
9-339  Hurst   10-339  Hughes   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Bob Willis 27.6 3 69 3 2.46  30.00%
Ian Botham 26.0 5 95 3 3.65  30.00%
Chris Old 17.0 1 60 2 3.53  20.00%
Geoff Miller 34.0 12 52 2 1.53  20.00%
Phillippe Edmonds 12.0 1 27 0 2.25
 
England 2nd Innings (target 170) R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Geoff Boycott run out 16  82  0  0 19.51  9.41%
Graham Gooch c Yardley b Hogg 2  33  0  0 6.06  1.18%
Derek Randall not out 74  175  5  0 42.29  43.53%
Mike Brearley* c †Maclean b Yardley 13  51  1  0 25.49  7.65%
David Gower not out 48  90  4  0 53.33  28.24%
Robert Taylor              
Ian Botham              
Geoff Miller              
Phillippe Edmonds              
Chris Old              
Bob Willis              
Extras (b 12, lb 3, nb 2) 17  
Total 3 wickets   (53.5 overs @ 3.16 rpo) 170  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-16  Gooch   2-37  Boycott   3-74  Brearley   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Rodney Hogg 12.5 2 35 1 2.73  10.00%
Alan Hurst 10.0 4 17 0 1.70
Bruce Yardley 13.0 1 41 1 3.15  10.00%
Trevor Laughlin 3.0 0 6 0 2.00
James Higgs 12.0 1 43 0 3.58
Gary Cosier 3.0 0 11 0 3.67
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1978-1979 Australia v England  (The Ashes) - 1st Test
Match No. Test #834
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Derek Randall
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 60/2 (DW Randall 43*, RW Taylor 2*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 257/8 (G Miller 19*, CM Old 17*)
Day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 157/3 (GN Yallop 74*, KJ Hughes 51*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 16/0 (G Boycott 9*, GA Gooch 2*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 170/3, 53.5 overs - end of match

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